Dispensing carton



June s, 1924. 1,496,491

W. A. RINGLER DISPENSING CARTON Filed June 21. 1923 Vl V /Z 1 1 Cy/ge---@f/Mwi-L-U Patented lune 3, i924.

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WILLIAM A. RINGLER, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. i

DISPENSING CARTN.

Application filed June 21, 1923.l Serial No. 646,759.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and `useful Dispensing Carton, of which the following;` is a specification.

The ordinary types of paper cups are usually sold in. cartons from which they are removed by the customer, so that it is difiicult to maintain them in a sanitary condi.- lion until used as they are liable on removal from the carton to collect dirt, dust and foreign material.

It is the object of my present invention to devise a novel dispensing carton in which the articles will be concealed until dispensed and from which one article at a time can be withdrawn.

lith the above vin view my invention comprehends a novel construction of a dispensing carton.

It further comprehends a novel dispensing carton wherein the usual type of carton, having sealahle ends. is provided at one end with resilient or elastic means which cooperate to support a series of superimposed articles and to permit them to be withdrawn .one at a time. i

lt further c'omprehends a novel dispensing carton having its ends adapted to be sealed. provided with means to receive a supporting device and also provided with a resilient article retaining member.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter clearlyappear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment which in practice has given satisfactory and reliable results. It is. however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can he variously arranged and organized and that the invention is not limited to the precise construction and arrangement of these instrumentalities as here in set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a dispensing carton, embodying my in vention, in knock down form. y `Figure 2 is a perspective view of the;y sealed carton.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-8 of Fig ure 2.

A. RINGLER, l

Figure 4 is a section online 4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 1s a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the dispensing portion of the carton in detached position. Figure 7 is a plan view of the holder for the resilient article retainer and dispenser.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings.

l designates a paper carton, embodying my invention. The carton may have any desired form or contour but usually, in practice. consists of a rectangular shaped carton having at each end the foldable flaps 2 and the covering and locking flap 3. The ends of the carton are sealed, if desired, by means of the strips 4 which are provided with adhesive and arranged at an angle to each other so that one of them extends over the other.

In order that the carton can be readily attached to a support, I secure to a side of the carton` near one end` a reinforcing member 5 having an opening 6, so that the carton may be pierced by a lead pencil, ice pick or other suitable device, so that the carton can be hung on a nail or other type of fastener 7 carried by a fixed support` such as the wall of a room or a desk. 8 is the support for a resilient article retainer and 9 is the article retainer (1o-operating therewith. The support 8 is in the form of a strip of material. preferably flat. and adapted to carry the retainer 8. This strgip is provided with lweakened lines 10 and slits 11 which preferably but not necessarily terminate in apertures 12.

The cartons are usually made out of paper or cardboard and the support 8 may be made out of similar material. 13 designates the articles to be dispensed and if Such articles are paper cups, they are nested o-ne within another` and each has the conventional outwardly extending iange or bead at its upper end. 14 designates astrip of flexible material.

The carton without the dispensing mechanism is made in the usual way.

The retainer support is cut out and provided with the weakened lines and with the slits and a resilient retainer is inserted in such slits, as will be understood from Figure 6. A strip of flexible material may or may not be placed diagonal within the support 8. The dispenser is then pressed together and pasted, glued or otherwise fastened'to the inner walls of the carton at one end, and the carton is ready to receive the articles to be dispensed. The carton in a knockdown condition is opened to its final form, the flexible strip 14 faciliating the opening of the dispenser carrying portion. .The articles are now placed in the carton, both ends are sealed, as before explained, and the carton is ready for the market.

When the customer desires to use `an article he breaks the seal at the dispensing end and opens out the end flaps. All of the articles move downwardly so that the uppermost article is below the aperture 6 and the flange or bead of' the lowermost article will be supported on the resilient retainer 9, see Figure 3.

rlhe carton is now hung up on a nail or similar support. The intending user takes hold of the lowermost article and draws it downwardly until it is released by the resilient retainer 9 and the next superposed article engages and is supported by the retainer 9. The retainer 9 may be in the form of an ordinary elastic band and, as illustrated, has four supporting portions on which the cup flanges rest. I preferably have at least two supporting portions on the retainer 9 but one or more such supporting portions may be employed.

It will be apparent that in the preferred form of my invention I employ an elastic Vbandwhich is preferably endless and when the dispensing device is in the carton the v elastic band is under tension so that there Erf) to provide for the dispensing of one article at a time from the container or carton within which they are placed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is.:

l. In a cup dispensing carton, the combination with a carton having an opening at one end,- of a stack of' nested cups in said carton, and a resilient retainer and dispenser in the forni of an elastic band carried by andwithin the carton and engaging the lowermost cup.

2. ln a cup dispensing carton having an opening at one end and means to seal said opening, of a stack of nested cups in said carton, and an endless resilient retainer secured within the carton adjacent said open-` ing and under tension and engaging the upper portion of the lowermost cup to support the stack and-to permit only one cup at a time to be withdrawn from said carton.

3. A paper cup dispenser, comprising a carton having an opening at one end, through which the cups are dispensed and having means to close said opening, ofan elastic band secured within said carton ad- `acent said opening, and a reinforcing memer secured to said carton and adapted to receive ,a supporting device whereby the carton can be supported in proximity to the Supply of liquid for said cups.

4. A paper cup dispenser comprising a carton rectangular in cross section, having an opening at one end through which the cups are dispensed and having means' to close said opening, a reinforcing strip reetangular in cross section secured within said carton adjacent to saidvopening and having slits at its corner portions, and an elastic band in said slits whereby four elastie'portions are provided on which the cups are supported, said elastic band contacting with the lowermost cup and serving to pre vent more than oneI cup being withdrawn at a time.

WILLIAM A. RINGLER. Witnesses:

H. S. F AIRBANKS, F. A. NEWTON. 

